Category Archives: CDM

Spilling the Box of Pearls: All the Tips on Supplemental Oxygen Management

Can’t get enough BONUS CONTENT!
Still managing COPD but struggle with the oxygen? I’ve got you…

Chronic Disease Part 2: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

New post on Diabetes Management incoming soon!
Let’s keep warming up with management tips for patients with COPD!

Chronic Disease Part 1: Heart Failure

Time for a warmup! NEW POST on Diabetes incoming!
To get ready, let’s take a look at all the ways Rehab providers can participate in Chronic Disease Management! First look: Heart Failure

Can I Touch Your Face? – Screening the Cranial Nerves

Most providers start the cranial nerve screen with CNII, but that has been changing since COVID-19 entered the scene. The primary presenting symptoms of loss of taste and smell have re-anchored the sensory systems in the neurological screening and the cranial nerve exam. Both smell and taste are transmitted via cranial nerves so this screeningContinue reading “Can I Touch Your Face? – Screening the Cranial Nerves”

Chronic Disease Management 3: Urinary Incontinence – Part 2

Alright, so I left you with a pretty serious cliffhanger on that last post. Here is the big ending! This is going to go pretty deep into the BASICS of management techniques for urinary incontinence. Like I keep saying, I’m not a pelvic floor therapist, but I do know enough about the basics that IContinue reading “Chronic Disease Management 3: Urinary Incontinence – Part 2”

PT/INRs: Helping Patients Manage their Anticoagulation

So, who’s up for some bloodwork? Venipuncture, anyone? Finger prick, maybe? No..? Oh… Well, ok then. I’ll carry on. I know it may sound a bit crazy, but as a PT, I actually do some (very) minor blood work. I’m not trained as a nurse or phlebotomist or anything like that. Nope. Just some on-the-job-trainingContinue reading “PT/INRs: Helping Patients Manage their Anticoagulation”

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